Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-29
Tor the osIoRD pEsocHlr-
FRUIT TREES AND GRAfTlNG.
Editor AgrI DePt

Our numerous and deep SHOWS OF Wv
past winter have covered many OF oni
Young iiut trees. and the limbs OF the
older ones, and. N not looked aftsr soon,
will be hopelessly ruined by the great
weight OF snow on their limbs. They
should h. shovsled out Al once. aud a
sprinklng OF wood ashes about them
would have = great tendency 10 cut away
the high banks ~ snow about their tops
and limbs especlslly on sunny days.
Now IL the time tn commence nghilng
the caterpillar, whose eggs may be found
adheflng % The outer twigs of almost al
fruit tres Go Oui on some ine morning,
when there IL good crust, aud you VIII
sec ,aelr egg clusters glistenlng In the sun
A. 90 many Jumps OF silver. These can
easily be taken off and destroyed, and An
end put 90 any further trouble from them.
The season for grating II nearing, and
every farmer who has an orchard 90 scat.
tsflng native trces,-tither apple, plum'
pear or eherry,-should understand the
business, which In manJ respects IL very
simple. The most Important part io DC
learned Il the cutting OF The limbs, 90 s
10 Give the tree a well.balaneed and open
top. This depends almost entirely upon
the good Judgment Of the operator. Limbs
should not be- grated near the trunk, nor
should they be more than an Inch thick
where sawn OF for grating. II u Is possible
10 prevent H. A sharp, nae-euiiing saw,
a grating lron-which can be obtained Al
almost any hardware store, or made by
any ordinary blacksmith, and . sharp
iack.knlfe are about AL the tools needed
for the business. except HIGHT laddcr'
when the trees require one.
Your spple aud pear cions, A. wei - All
clous, should be- of last years growth and
bc eut-when not froren-at any time AZ
ter the leaves have fallen 10 The fAll 10 The
time OF setting In the spflrg. Plum aud
cherry ciOns should always bc cut Ia ihe
fall. All cions cut before setting should
be Immediately tied la small bundles sni
stooi on their buii.enis In slightly moist
sand In moderately cool cellar until used.
I would say here that plum and cherry
clon. should oe set before The frost leaves
he ground In The spring Apple ani pear
clons can be set a. any time from the nfsi
OF April to the irst of jane with good r..
sulis. II the cions be cut aud well cared
for before their buis swell.
Saw the limbs 90 square, wlihoai tear
Ing down TIE bark from The stock or sinh,
and with your kulfc cut smoothly the eni
OF the Stab. 80 you can see plainly the d.
yi.lon between the bark and The wool.
Tbeu with yoar Iron splli the stab In The
- the tree, never per
n,nticuiar. Cut your ciOns In pieces con.
t.iulug three buds each, the lower one W
=. .bout one inch from the end. VITA
your knife sharpen the lower cni OF the
ciou In q wedge shape, sni ~ 10 TIE loNef
bud. observing 10 have The edge opposite TIE
bui a irlfs the ihlnnesi, which, when IN
serted, should b. toward the centre oi The
stock. Now with your erafling iron opsn
the split In the stock OF hub and Insert We
cions. one on each side OF the siock-lf
large enough fof Two cions-so that The
division between The bark and wood oi The
clon on IL outside edge and that oi The
siock or hub shall come In cOntAci a. neat
IN the length OF The shArpcnsd part of The
cion a. possible. This being doue. appy
your granlng wtx or ccmtut while in
pl..tic state. or warn enough 10 spread
.el. coverlng every part % The woani ON
the stock so A. % snclaic AL air ard "a.
ter. This falshes the l)o, aui i woali
not hesitate 20 warrant 9j per cent OF your
c.ons 10 grow.
Below 1 will give you some rules which
follow ln making grarlrg wAr
Mlt 10 The proportion OF one pint llnseei
oil. slx pounds resin ani Que pound bees
NAN
Another Four parts resln, one pari
besswax and one part ialloW, ~ weight
10 either, melt slowly aud ihoroughly
mir the ingredients together Ia a kettle
and pour into 4 pail % cold water' and
work with the hands a. you would mo-
asses candy.
1 Ike The former better, A. 10 not 'c-
lleyc animal OF healthy Tor trees.
There IL another way 10 grafi small uets
when one or two years old, called Whip
grazing or splicing Cut the tree on near
The ground with = slant an inch or more
long: having your cion the same site OF
The stock. with the same slant Place the
stock and clon together, the eion lliue
Highest; with your kulfc mark up anl
down In the middle OF The splice then sph'
both stock ard ciou where your marx ls'
Zip The two splits together. pat on your
wax and iie around piece OF bass o,'s
Rssar Pulls. Ne. MireA p. isS"